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No. 251,196. Patented Deo. 20,1881.

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i ROBERT W. DAVIS, OF ELMIRA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE DAVIS IM- PROVED WROUGHT IRON WAGON WHEEL COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

WHEEL FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 251,196, dated December 20, 1881,

Application filed October 27, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT W. DAVIS, of Elmira, in the county of Oliemung and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vheels, of which the following is a specitication.

My invention relates to wheels made ot'metal, and more particularly to wheels in which the fellies are of U-shnped transverse section.

My invention consists inthecombination, in a wheel, of a- U-shaped telly, spokes the ends ot' which are tenoned and pass through the felly, and which have holes in their ends, a tire, and doivel-pins inserted through holes in I5 the tire and driven into the holes in the ends of the spokes; also, in the combination, with a telly of U-shaped transverse section and its tire, ot' spokes h-aving tenons at the ends which pass through the telly, filling-blocks it- 2O ting inzhefelly andovertheendsotthe spokes, and dowel-pins inserted through the tire and filling-blocks and driven into the ends of the spokes; also, in the combination, with a U- shaped telly composed of sections and tenoned spokes, of lling-blocks fitting on the spokeftenons Within the abutting telly-sections, and curved plates, also fitting on the spoke=tenons and bearing against the inner periphery of the abut-ting telly-sections; also, in the combination of a Ushaped felly'composed of sections, spokes having holes in their ends and passing through the felly, a double tire composed of inner and outer hoops or bands, and dowel-pins inserted through thetire and driven into the holes in the ends of the spokes, Whereby, when the outer hoop or band becomes worn thin or stretches, it may be removed and renewed without distorting the shape of the felly, which is retained in place by the inner 4o hoop orband; also, in details of construction to be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a side view and partial section of a portion of the felly, spokes,and tire of a wheel of my improved construction. Fig. 2 represents a transverse section of thefelly on dotted line x x, Fig. l, and an edgeview of the spoke. Fig. 3 represents a section similar to Fig. 2, taken at the junction of two of the fely-sec- 5o tions. Fig. 4 is a plan of the cap which lits on the inner side of the felly, and Fig. 5 repres: nts an inverted plan ot` one ot' the fillingblocks which are fitted within the telly.

Similar letters ot' reference designate corre `sponding parts in all the figures.

A A designate two ot' the felly sections of my improved wheel, which is represented as U shaped in its transverse section. They are formed by bending plate iron or steel into a U-shape, or tronghing it; and the telly is, by 6o preference, composed of three sections, though two or more sections may be used.

B designates the spokes, which are of ba-r iron or steel, and are star-shaped in transverse section, though they might be otherwise shaped to combine strength with light weight.

I have not shown any hub, as its construction forms no part of my invention, and any of the well-known metal hubs may be used.

V'Ihe spokes are tenoned at their outer ends 7o and passed through holes c in the folly; and in order to support the abutting ends of the felly-sections at theirjuncture I employ plates i, which are curved to tit upon the curved exterior of thefelly, and have in them openings b, (see Fig. 4,) titting the shape of the tenou. The plates C may also be placed on all the spokes of the wheels, it' desired,and, as seen in Figs. l and 3,theplate rests upon the shoulder at the end of the spoketenon and the telly 8o rests upon the plate.

D D designate inner and outer hoops or bands, which form the double tire, which I prefer to employ, though a single tire may be sometimes used. Where the felly is composed ot' 85 a number ot' sections this double tire is particularly advantageous, as theouter band, when Worn thin or stretched, may be removed and a new outer band substituted without loosening the felly or other parts ot' the Wheel or dis- 9o torting their shape. The double tire has the additional advantage that it greatly increases the strength of the wheel.

The tenons of the spokes which pass through the felly at the juncture of abutting sections are not quite long enough to reach to the `outer edges ot' the felly, as seen in Fig. 3,

and over the ends of the tenons are fitted lling-blocks E, which may be composed of cast metal. These lling-b1ocks have in their under 10o sides recesses c, which are of a shape to tit the tenon of the spoke, as seen in Fig. 5, and the metal at the bottom of this recess is of such a thickness that when applied to the spoke the outer surface ot' the filling-block will be tlush with the edges ot' the felly, and will support the tire l) D. The filling-blocks E are ofsuch a length that they fit snugly between the two sides of" the felly on the inside, and both ends of the abutting sections bear upon the block, and are thus kept exactly in line with each other.

The tenons of the spokes which pass through the solid portions of the felly-sections, between their ends, are made slightly longer than the tenons of the spokes at the juncture of the felly-sections, and are'tlush with the edges of the felly; but they might be shorter and all the spokes have filling-blocks fitted upon them, it' desirable.

The tire D D has holes d opposite the ends ot1 the spokes, and through these areinserted dowel-pins e, which are driven tightly into the spokes and riveted down at the outer end on the tire. These dowel-pins pass through holes fin the filling-blocks E, and it will be readily seen that the filling-blocks hold the ends ot the spoketenons centrally between the sides ot' the felly, and through the spokes and dowel-pins hold the tire upon the felly, thus dispensing with the grooving ot" the tire, which is sometimes done in wheels of this kind having the U-shaped rim.

The hubs of these Wheels are usually composed of several pieces, which may be taken ottl without disturbing the spokes, and in wheels of this character, it' it is desired to replace a spoke, all that is required is to drive the spoke directly out of the telly by a punch applied to the outer end of the do\vel-pin. A new spoke and dovvel-pin may then be inserted and the hub replaced.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The eombination,in a \vheel,ofa U-shaped metal felly, spokes the ends ot' Which are tenoned and pass through the felly, and which have holes in their ends, a tire, and dowel-pins inserted through holes in the tire and driven into the holes in the ends of' the spokes, substantially as specitied.

2. The combination, in a wheel, with the U- shaped felly and its tire, ofspokes having tenons at the ends which pass through said telly, iilling-blocks fitted in the felly and over the ends of the spokes, and dowel-pins inserted through the tire and filling-blocks and driven into the ends of the spokes, substatitially as specified.

3. The combination of the U-shaped telly A, the tenoned spokes B, the filling-blocks E, having recesses c on their' under sides to receive the spokes, the tire, and the dowel-pins e, substantially as specified.

4. The combination ot' the abutting {ellysections A A, the tenoned spokes B, the plate O, and the tilhng-bloek E, the abutting sections both bearing on said plate and iillingblock, substantially as speeitied.

5. The combination of the U-shaped felly composed of sections, the spokes B, the dowelpins e, and the doublev tire composed ot outer and inner hoops or bands, D D', substantially as specified.

i ROBERT W. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

DANIEL DAVIS, ALBERT GooDNo. 

